Today I landed in LA for what marks the beginning of a not just a new chapter in my life, but a whole new book.

A fresh beginning. The reality of the weight of this move has been emphasized over the last week. As I packed up my belongings and went through boxes covered in cat hair and cobwebs, I discovered how freeing it is to let go.

I am the first to admit that I am a sentimental person. Before this last week (and let’s be honest, still to this day) I have random boxes of memories that date back more than a decade. However, over the last week I have taken a new stance.

Moving into this new phase of my life, I want to be free; Free to step forward without the weight of mistakes, regrets, hurts, and crippling nostalgia. With each item I let go of I find myself lifted, freed a little more.
Isaiah 43:18-19

“Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland.”

This is how I want to step into the next part of my life. I want to see with clear eyes the new thing that God is doing.